The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS.


Thompson Zones seems to b.
very popular. l wonder what's thu
reason?" Johnson-"It's all due tt
the way he greets a man." "Yesg
"Nine times out of ten he says: Lett
have something. - Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
The Norfolk NeVs tells of young
man named Charles Swedenburg who
is charged with stealing fifty-two dol
lars from his widowed mother. He ha:
not been examined. He can never BIZ
successfully examined without the aiG
of microscope.
"A beautiful geyser has belched
forth at the Upper Basin, near Nam
moth Hot Springs, Wyoming. 1t throw:
a stream into the air $50 feet in height.
1t is located two hundred yards from
the Spasmatic, and is one OF the grand.
est on the formation.
-'Jenkins-"Don't you enjoy the
conversation of Blufkins? | think him
an inimitable talker" Smith-"O, yes,
like it; but there is one thing he CAM
do that l would enjoy much MORE
J.-"What is that?" S.-"Keep his
mouth shut "--B0ston Budget.
Quite a number of persons crossed
the Arkansas river the other day al
Garden City to see a herd of buffalo
now grazing on the prairies. There
are about thirty young calves and one
or two cows in the herd. The owrer
intends making an effort to cross them
with domestic cattle.
Quite strange phenomenon was
seen in Mr.. Butts poultry yard at
Orlando, Fla, day or two ago. A
small chicken was seen waddling
around swelled out to the shape of a
huge puff bail, and terribly distorted,
apparently by some watery humor.
The anxious owner thought it had the
dropsy, and at once proceeded to tap it
with razor, when it was found to be
inflated with air. How the chick hap
pened to get in that fix nobody knows.
Making good resolutions and then
breaking them ruin mans character, "
said Bjenks. philosophically, "and I'm
not going to ruin my character in that
way any more" 80, my DEAR" said
Mrs. Bjenks, I'm so glad to hear you
say that. You won't break your good
resolutions after this. will you, dear9'
"No, my darling" said Bienks, heroic
ally, Il won't. After this I'm not 90
ing to make any," -JournaI of Educa-
ton.
An Americas, Ga, gentleman says:
'Iast Thursday evening | saw Curl
osity in the shape of sand cloud. 1t
appeared to be about 500 feet high and
looked like an inverted funnel. The
base seemed to be forty or fifty yards
wide, and its apex extended to point
some 500 feet high. 1t was whirling
with frightful rapidity, and went
straight up out of sight. 1t roared like
a train of cars, which l thought it was
until | saw the cloud. 1t was about
two and half miles northwest of Amer
icus.
Little Nellie, five years old, went
to walk on Sunday afternoon with her
parents. The party strolled along the
bank Of the reservoir, concerning the
use of which Nellie asked many ques-
tions. While they were there a small
boys straw hat was blown off his head
into the reservoir and fished out, with
no little difficulty, with the aid of a
long pole. That evening at supper as
Nellie was drinking water from glass
she asked: 'Is this water the same as
the water up in the reservoir" Eyes,
dear" Nellie smacked her lips in an
experimental way, and with slight
expression of dispieasure. "Well."
she said, 81 think it tastes some of
straw hat. "-Boston Transcript.